eat before or after the gym?

[TattooBeauty 47]

What do YOU do?

[wildrose1966 396]

I try to do both......maybe a small piece of fruit or yogurt before and something high in Protein after.

[zinhaa 363]

I do after cause i get nasaeus if i do.

wendy

[lekanto 50]

I usually have a snack before. I carry a large container of almonds in my car for that purpose. It's also the one situation in which I don't wait an hour to drink.

[SageTracey 608]

I don't go to the gym but I do exercise and I typically eat afterwards. The only exception is if my exercise is starting a little later in the day, i.e. 8.30am or later. Then I will have my normal Breakfast so that I have time for it to start digesting before working out.

[ladybabie3 109]

I drink a Protein Shake before and after i eat a banana and drink Water.< /p>

[firefaerie266 53]

Eat after. I read on some diet program that if you have food in your tummy when you start exercising then that is the first source of energy burned. So unless you feel feint while exercising, I'd wait until you are done and have cooled off. Just make sure you drink plenty of water!

[daisychains7 427]

I usually eat an hour or so before. I drink plenty of Water during and after. I have read that if you are going to eat before a workout, do it at least 45 mins prior. Eating too soon before a workout will make the blood flow to your stomach instead of the other necessary parts of your body, and contribute to cramping. Not sure if there is any truth to that but I found it interesting.

[toritz 64]

I eat after - unless I have planned a long workout a couple of times a week I do a 2/3 hour session run/spin/yoga then I have a protien shake for I go.

[B-52 7,113]

without getting too scientific, I have always believed that I want to burn energy from all that stored fat I have been hoarding for all these years, and that eating to exercise defeated the purpose....otherwise I would be burning what I just ate....

Granted, yo do need some energy to work out...but how much is up to you....

I run 5 miles, 5 days a week, at 5-6am on a empty stomach....I will have my morning coffee, a shot of Protein (15gm) and of course plenty of Water....

After a workout I have had periods of extreme hunger...My body wants to be replenished....I never give in...force it to turn to the stored fat....

I will have something, usually a high Protein recovery shake that satisfies that craving.....

I now have a very low body fat % index, Dr. says I have no fat left to burn...so I find i do need to fuel my body more than before....but not to extremes....don't want to make a pig of myself after all.....(not that the band would let me)

[Anume 937 314]

I eat after